one year check up

Today we saw our pediatrician for Bennett's one year check up.  Bennett got a great bill of health.  He is growing well and weighed in at 22 pounds and 2 ounces.  His length was at 30 inches.  That makes him about fiftieth percentile for both.  He was feeling better after his fever by now and was a good sport at the appointment.

It's still unbelievable that my little baby is one.  He is walking and babbling a lot.  He is not sturdy on his feet but he is getting there.  Sometimes we think we can make out words.  We think he has said "up," "bye," "ball," "wow," "uh-oh," "mama" and "dada."  He loves to eat cantaloupe better than anything he has tried and he has tried a lot!  He also likes yogurt, ham, goldfish and ice cream.  Bennett loves to eat.  We are very lucky.  He is also starting to use the sippy cup.  We switched to milk from formula and are trying to kick the bottle habit.  He struggles with the straw kind because he thinks he needs to hold them upside down.  I think this is going to take him a while.

His favorite game to play is what we call "tent."  It's where we put a blanket over his head or over the couches and an ottoman with Bennett underneath.  He loves sitting there and waiting for us to pop in or uncover him.  He giggles and giggles and giggles.  This boy loves to laugh.  He also likes to ride around on top of a toy car we got from auntie Audrey and uncle Chris.  We put him on top of the car and push him around in a circle around the house.  He loves when daddy or I pop out from behind a couch as he rides by it.  He spends the rest of his time trying to climb the stairs, getting into our drawers and pulling out the whisk (his favorite cooking utensil), playing with the kitchen set we got for his birthday from Tami, Matt and Islaru, but balloons are his absolute favorite!  He played with the few we had from his birthday for a week.

I am so happy to have a healthy and happy baby.  Love you B!